Raya has proven consistently that he's top 3 in the PL. Arguably the best GK. Odd mistakes like the Mateta goal do happen but overall, he's been a shining star and the safest pair of hands I can remember at Arsenal.
Great scoreline. Scored 8 in 2 games against CP and Jesus scorer 5! Miracles do happen. There is nothing to complain about today. Onto the next one....
Btw whether or not city will return to being relevant this season comes entirely down to the league games they play between now and their Chelsea match in late Jan. They have back to back easy league matches now until the 25th Jan. If they’re going to reset their momentum it will happen imminently. If not they will be a lost cause
I still remember in the summer I said city looked desperate resigning gundogan at that age after a meh season in Barca and I got told I was wrong because he’s still class and was the cherry on top signing who would make their run to the title almost unstoppable
Those comments aged well. Their midfield looks horrible at the moment. Kovacic is average. Gundogan is past it. Foden has been crap since last season finished (he was really awful for England at the euros)
If we really wanna talk about it, city's decline started 2 seasons back. If not for our own misgivings, we should have won atleast 1 of the 2 titles from 2 seasons back
After a bad couple of weeks, Santa came right on time with two excellent results this week. And if you had to choose which players needed to score, you’d have given these goals to all these players. Lovely!
Meanwhile city are a car crash and pool play the spuds. So let’s hope for a gift from them
Funny how a competition like Carabao Cup, that everyone undermines, can change the course of a season for a team. Giving much needed playtime to guys that really need it... A cup competition can revive a season/career.
Still a couple hurdles until it happens but an Arsenal v Tottenham final would be exciting. If Arteta loses a cup final to Spurs though he should be sacked by rule.
Jesus has risen! He has seen the light. Hope he continues to score and stays fit because thats what we bought him for. It's been a weird season. Getting the underperformers into form gives us a massive lift to right the ship.
We were ruthless but we had a poor first half. Saying otherwise is disingenious. When Havertz was subbed off for rice we had much more control and scored two as well.
Am re-watching the match late night here-- that Raya save following Saliba's brainlock in the 23rd minute was reflexively amazing.
Like-- alleycat-on-crack quickness.
Raya has proven consistently that he's top 3 in the PL. Arguably the best GK. Odd mistakes like the Mateta goal do happen but overall, he's been a shining star and the safest pair of hands I can remember at Arsenal.
Great scoreline. Scored 8 in 2 games against CP and Jesus scorer 5! Miracles do happen. There is nothing to complain about today. Onto the next one....
In their next 3 league games, Chelsea play Fulham and pool play spurs but their other 2 games are easy.
So we really need spurs and Fulham to do us a solid if we’re to take anything out of Chelsea or pool in their next 3 games
Btw whether or not city will return to being relevant this season comes entirely down to the league games they play between now and their Chelsea match in late Jan. They have back to back easy league matches now until the 25th Jan. If they’re going to reset their momentum it will happen imminently. If not they will be a lost cause
The fact they got beat by Villa should tell you they're cooked. They'll end the season midtable.
Villa is no mug. They beat city last season as well better than they did yesterday. City didn't have a shot on target that game.
I still remember in the summer I said city looked desperate resigning gundogan at that age after a meh season in Barca and I got told I was wrong because he’s still class and was the cherry on top signing who would make their run to the title almost unstoppable
Those comments aged well. Their midfield looks horrible at the moment. Kovacic is average. Gundogan is past it. Foden has been crap since last season finished (he was really awful for England at the euros)
If we really wanna talk about it, city's decline started 2 seasons back. If not for our own misgivings, we should have won atleast 1 of the 2 titles from 2 seasons back
Can't get past those melts that were saying Foden was as good or better than Saka. Weirdos.
After a bad couple of weeks, Santa came right on time with two excellent results this week. And if you had to choose which players needed to score, you’d have given these goals to all these players. Lovely!
Meanwhile city are a car crash and pool play the spuds. So let’s hope for a gift from them
We looked quality today, something about Jesus brings the best out of Martinelli.
Would love to see them two together more, 22/23 flashbacks today
Taking the donkey Havertz out of the front line is the best thing Arteta has done this season.
Pretty sure he was thinking about holding off until the summer for signings but Saka injuring his hamstring might have changed that. Should at least
Highly efficient on the good chances-- and close on a couple more.
Burying 5 of 6 on-target works for me!
Funny how a competition like Carabao Cup, that everyone undermines, can change the course of a season for a team. Giving much needed playtime to guys that really need it... A cup competition can revive a season/career.
Still a couple hurdles until it happens but an Arsenal v Tottenham final would be exciting. If Arteta loses a cup final to Spurs though he should be sacked by rule.
Magic win.
Spurs owe us after City.
No centre backs. So hold out zero hope
You're setting yourself up for disappointment.
Spurs will always be spursy
Toxic positivity is the only way
Jesus has risen! He has seen the light. Hope he continues to score and stays fit because thats what we bought him for. It's been a weird season. Getting the underperformers into form gives us a massive lift to right the ship.
Oh fucking hell, Saka is on crutches. FFS. Was always going to happen with the amount of games he is playing.
Coming up with a soft tissue injury in the 24th minute wasn't a 'red line injury.'
The players are monitored from warm-ups forward. Just circumstantial from my perspective.
agree, it‘s too early in the game to be down to fatigue and too late for bad warm up
what could be true though is his body not being able to avoid injury due to overall fatigue - we will never know
just pray for saka being back for spurs/villa
Arguably our best game of the season in the Premiership.
And Hab was so certain the inclusion of Havertz meant doom for us!
Sometimes games need to be varied. We didn't have too much control and it helped us score more goals.
Trying to control game has made us much more predictable and slow.
Hope we kick on now from this game.
We were ruthless but we had a poor first half. Saying otherwise is disingenious. When Havertz was subbed off for rice we had much more control and scored two as well.
This constant obsession with control is what costs us our flair and what makes certain players lose their edge.
I loved the fact we gave up some chances and overcame it.
We were never going to start Merino four games in a row. Havertz was rested midweek to play today.
Just what the doctor ordered, easy and in the end quite convincing win without playing that good